Hand-truck.



PATENTED MAY 8, 1906.

w. M. B. WATILEY.

HAND TRUCK.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 29, 1905.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OF ICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

PatentedMay s, 190

Application filed August 29, 1905. Serial K 2713287.

To all whom it may concern: I

Be it known that I, WILLIS M. B. WATLEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Ohicago, in the county of Cook and $tate of Illinois, have invented new and useful Im rovements in Hand-Trucks, of which the ollowin is a specification. 1

his invention is a'device whidh' is added to an ordinary two-wheel hand-truck; and it consists of an auxiliary air of wheels mounted on means for adjusting the said wheels in various positions, so as to provide a truck with four wheels with the truck at various angles or so as to simply have the truck with two wheels and the additional wheels out of action. This is only done when the truck is lightly loaded, the object of the extra wheel being to support heavy loads.

In the accom anyi gdrawings, Fi e 1 is a side view of t e truc Fi 2 is alh i igitudinal section of the same. Tig. 3 verted plan view of the truck. Figs. 4 and 5 are cross-sections on the lines 4 4 and 5 5 of lteferring specifically to the drawings, the frame of the truck has the usual sides 11, with handles 12, cross-pieces13, and toe-piece 14.

represents the wheels, having an axle 16. These parts mentioned are common totrucks, 17 1s a central channel-piece having side flanges 17, which forms a guideway for asliding head 18. The channel-piece 17 is attache tothe cross-pieces 13 in an suitable way and extends lengthwise of t e truck. The head 18, has lips 18", which engage'the flanges 17 of the 'deway, and lugs 18, to

which is connecte an adjusting-bar 19, provided with notches 19, any one of which engages a cross piece or rod 20 on afixed bracket 20, secured to the frame of the truck.

is an m- 19 is a handle for adjusting the bar 19 so asto move it out of engagement with the cross-piece 20 and shift it to insert any 'desired notch in engagement with same.

21 represents two side bars attached pivotally to a cross-rod '22. Each of the sidebars has a small wheel '23, attachedby a ivoted bracket 23- to the same. Attache to the side bars are two connecting-bars 24, which are connected at their lower endsto the slidemng the bars 24. I I

As showni Figs. 1 and 2, the wheels 23 or auxiliary wheels are not in use. By moving the adjusting-bar 19 lengthwise one way or the other these wheels may be lput into any desired position, so that the true ported on' four wheels. This is especia y useful when the truck is heavily loaded, thus the workman to a great extent in 60 relievi I sup ortmg-the load. I at I claim-as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, isi The combination with a hand-truck, of a pair 'of. swinging side bars pivoted at one end thereto and carrying rollers at their free ends,

a head sliding inguides on the frame of the truck and connected to the'bars, and anotched' adj usting-b'ar connected to the head and enga cable with the truck, to hold the arms and 7' 7 r0 ers in extended or retracted position.-

In testimony'wherefof I have signed my name to. this specification in the'presence of two subscribing witnesses.

WILLIS- M. B. WATLEY.

Witnesses: I i i I I CLARA Pno'sonn, H. G. BATOHELOB.

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